Adult Staff Nurse - Pre Operative Assessment A606

Are you an experienced nurse after a better work/life balance?

Are you looking to develop excellent clinical assessment skills?

The nursing team in Pre-Op (A606) support patients and their families, through their hospital journey.

We are a close and supportive department making sure our focus is on both the patient's wellbeing as well as each other's.

We work alongside numerous Multi-Disciplinary Teams to provide pre and post-surgical care to both patients, and their families. We ensure our patients are well informed of their planned surgery, answering questions and making sure concerns are addressed appropriately.

We are close, supportive and welcoming department, and ensure that we focus on both, the patient's wellbeing and needs, as well as each other's.

Recent surgical ward or theatre experience would be an advantage, however, should you be newly qualified or hold acute nursing experience, full training is provided and you will be fully supported throughout your time in our department., You will develop evidence based and patient centred assessment skills, to ensure our patients are fit for surgery. The role is crucial in preventing and minimizing procedure related complications and helping to avoid same day cancellations of surgery.

Day to day, you will carry out patient assessment and medical history to ensure that patient's preoperative care needs, both physically and emotional are met. Your role will require you to assess our patients' fitness for complex and minor surgeries, as well as admitting and preparing patients for theatre on the day of admission.

You will work with a wide variety of healthcare professionals across the Trust such as: Consultants, Anaesthetic Teams, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Prehabilitation Team, Enhanced Recovery Nurses, Clinical Nurse Specialist and ENT Nurse Practitioners, making this the optimum opportunity to network and connect across UHBW!, of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare

Hours - full-time hours across 4 days

• 7am - 5pm


• 8am - 6pm